Willie Kirkland scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys to a 64-54 win over the Southern Arkansas Muleriders in Great American Conference action at Tucker Coliseum in Russellville.

Jay Murphy added 11 points and Jared Williamson of Russellville made three steals over the final 1:10 to help the Wonder Boys (9-6 overall, 6-3 GAC) bounce back from a Thursday night road loss at Arkansas-Monticello.

Arkansas Tech held Southern Arkansas to 31 percent (19-of-61) shooting from the field Saturday while defeating the Muleriders for a 12th consecutive meeting.

Williamson and Tyler Friedel finished with nine points apiece for the Wonder Boys. Paul Cooper and Charles Mells combined for 15 rebounds and six blocked shots.